The Jacksonville Jaguars are full of optimism as they start a new NFL season. After all, they're currently tied for first place with every other team in the league and, at the very least, they know that there's only one way for this struggling franchise...

New England Patriots
2013: 12-4, first.
Last in playoffs: 2013.
They're going all the way: TE Rob Gronkowski is (almost) back — he's still favoring his recovering right knee and is said to be 50-50 for the opener against the Dolphins....

Even as Dolphins General Manager Dennis Hickey continues to tinker with the 53-man roster — he made two moves on Sunday — he seems fairly pleased with what he's accomplished in his seven months on the job. But he won't say so directly.
"We...

Last year the volume on Reshad Jones' impact got turned down.
The Miami Dolphins' starting strong safety went from being one of the most impactful players on the defense in 2012 to becoming just a guy in 2013.
The Dolphins linebacker shift changed his...

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DAVIE – Enough years have passed for Louis Delmas to know how he should approach certain situations.
How he embarks on this season could be telling. The Dolphins signed the 27-year-old free safety to a one-year, $3.5 million deal. He was released by the Detroit Lions after spending six seasons with the team that drafted him in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
"I'm great. I'm great," Delmas said after Monday's OTAs. "I haven't missed a day of training, haven't missed a day of practice. I'm...

The Miami Dolphins bolstered their secondary by selecting Liberty cornerback Walt Aikens in the fourth round (No. 125 overall) of the NFL Draft on Saturday.
During the Senior Bowl practices, Aikens was one of the prospects that captured the attention of the Dolphins.
“They like big, physical corners, and I’m there for that,” Aikens said.
Aikens, who said he can also play in the nickel, or slot position, said he visited the Dolphins and “fell in love” with the coaches....

Philip Wheeler led the Miami Dolphins with 118 tackles, but only one of them was for a sack. And that one sack led to Miami's fourth-quarter 24-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in week two last year.
Dannell Ellerbe tallied 101 tackles, and pulled down two interceptions in 2013. Wouldn't you know the Dolphins won both of the games the team's starting inside linebacker provided a turnover in.
Cameron Wake contributed 35 tackles, 8.5 sacks and forced two fumbles in his injury-marred season. Is...

I’m sure some Ravens fans hoped that the organization broke from its tradition of being patient at this time of year and went out and used much of the approximately $19 million of salary cap space that they had on the first day of free agency. Start out by signing one or two offensive linemen. Add a prized receiver. Go out and get a middle linebacker and then a play-making safety to anchor the defense. And then be done with it all until the May draft. Of course, that was never going to happen,...

The Miami Dolphins have signed former Lions safety Louis Delmas with the vision of him becoming the team's starting free safety.
A league source said Delmas, who contributed 64 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions last season, signed a one-year deal that has a maximum value of $3.5 million if bonuses and incentives are achieved.
Delmas is allowed to sign a contract before Tuesday's 4 p.m. start to free agency because he was released by the Lions earlier this month.
Delmas started 64 games...

Brent Grimes and his family were so certain South Florida was their permanent home the family bought a house more than a months before the cornerback put ink to his new deal with the Dolphins on Monday.
The four-year, $32 million contract, which features $16 million in guaranteed money, just means Grimes will continue to work where the family plans to call lives long-term.
Signing Grimes, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, to a multi-year deal was new General Manager Dennis Hickey’s top priority...